Google

Research Scientist, Gemini Agent Safety, DeepMind

Google • $174K — $252K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • 1 year of experience with Generative AI or natural language processing.
  • Experience in AI safety and model alignment is preferred.
  • Experience developing AI agents or safety-critical systems is a plus.
  • Proven expertise in reward modeling and Reinforcement Learning for Large Language Models (LLMs).

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain protocols to identify and rectify safety gaps in models.
  • Apply innovative modeling techniques to address safety and alignment challenges.
  • Drive innovation in model optimization through advanced techniques like Supervised Fine-Tuning and Reinforcement Learning.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align safety goals and influence decision-making on safety initiatives.

Benefits

  • Generous bonus target and equity opportunities.
  • Comprehensive benefits package, with details available on the Google benefits site.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 1 year experience with Generative AI, Large Language Models, natural language processing, or Agent-based systems.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience in AI safety and model alignment.
  • Experience developing AI agents, safety-critical systems, or Machine Learning Infrastructure.
  • Expertise in reward modeling, Reinforcement Learning (RL) for LLMs, instruction tuning, and long-range RL.
  • Ability to drive research concepts to product realization with a strong track record of engineering abilities and experimental work.
  • Track record of publications at AI/ML venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, EMNLP, AAAI, UAI).


About the job

The Gemini Safety team is accountable for the standards of GDM's flagship releases. In this role, you will develop algorithmic solutions to advance user-facing architectures. The workstyle is changing, supported by a strong internal culture of mutual dedication and cooperation.

You will bring LLM post-training expertise to ensure outputs are aligned and production-ready. This scope encompasses deep thinking and deep research capabilities, coordinating directly with the Gemini post-training organization and core Product Area counterparts.

You will be a builder and shipper who takes end-to-end ownership. You will formulate mitigation frameworks and evaluations while guiding the cross-functional alignment required to deploy across launch surfaces.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

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Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and maintain high-quality protocols to identify safety gaps in model behavior across all Gemini and GenAI models, and feed these insights back into the post-training process to continuously improve both in-model and out-of-model protection.
  • Explore, adapt, and apply innovative modeling and alignment techniques to solve real-world safety and alignment challenges under tight launch timelines.
  • Drive innovation in model optimization, advancing the application of Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) and Reinforcement Learning (RL) techniques at massive scale.
  • Partner closely with post-training, evaluation, and product teams to align incentives, close safety gaps, and influence safety decisions without direct authority.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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